Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My recollections of September 11 are as vivid and shattering as the capacity to recollect permits them to seem over the course of years. Time is a treacherous force and it dulls and obscures - perhaps that is how we rationalize and continue. What a beautiful day it was - clear sky, a faint, gentle breeze. Autumn was imminent. I was at work, struggling with issues at the computer. A co-worker interrupted her telephone conversation. She said 'Two planes have collided with the World Trade Towers." Disbelieving, we immediately attempted to access cnn.com. The site was choked by frenzied efforts to connect. To know, to witness the obscenity. Footage on bbc.com revealed the immediate horror of the attack. The repeated image of a plane, lofting, seemingly gently, then confidently devastating the South tower. Repeatedly - the murderous image of that plane turning. I met my wife that afternoon in a quiet park to ponder in silence the terror and grief. Panic had caused a complete evacuation of the downtown core. After work I visited a popular Pub for a drink in a state of communal stupefaction. A young woman wept and was consoled. I am frequently conscious of the transformation wrought by the events of that day. I remember remarking to my wife - "The world will never be the same again." I cannot begin to comprehend the enormity of the elemental truth of that statement. Perhaps I should have said "I will never be the same again." God bless all those who sacrificed and were sacrificed that day. I will never forget or know you. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10897.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2004-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.50.35.29